How WordPress and Tumblr are keeping the internet weird, with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg

Matt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic, the company that owns WordPress.com, which he co-founded, and Tumblr, the irrepressible social network it acquired from the wreckage of AOL, Yahoo, and Verizon. Matt’s point of view is that the world is better off when the web is open and fun, and Automattic builds and acquires products that help that goal along.

Links:

Exclusive: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on what’s next for Tumblr

Verizon is selling Tumblr to WordPress’ owner

Automattic, owner of Tumblr and WordPress.com, buys podcast app Pocket Casts

Gutenberg

Tumblr Shop

Why Apple’s new privacy feature is such a big deal

Taylor Swift's Tumblr

Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th

How Tumblr Became Popular for Being Obsolete

Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson and Rep. David Cicilline on Apple's monopolistic app store fees

Inside Sonos' decision to sue Google - and how it won

After the porn ban, Tumblr users have ditched the platform as promised

The Trauma Floor: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America

Vox Media adds The Coral Project

Transcript:

https://www.theverge.com/e/22741898

Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott. Research was done by Liz Lian. It was edited by Callie Wright.

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Sr Audio Director is Andrew Marino and our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan.  

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